Pythia Industries

Sample Plant

Verification

Test
  • At three jobs that allow regrind, put an empty bin at the press for one shift.
  • Only runners and rejected parts go into it.
  • At the end of the shift, weigh each bin on the floor scale, less the empty bin, and write down the job, the plastic and the pounds.
CostAbout $45 of a material handler's time: about 90 minutes spread over one shift, at $30 per hour. Nothing is bought.
DurationOne shift
Confirmed ifThe three bins together weigh about 25 pounds or more. Over a year of shifts that is the 6,250 pounds per grinder this card counts.
Ruled out if
  • The three bins together weigh under about 4 pounds.
  • A grinder would then not cover what it costs to run.
  • In between, a grinder pays back more slowly than we count.

Illustrative sample. The plant, the walk and the footage are synthetic.